Lucas was about to leave when Claudia grabbed his wrist. "Our phones were confiscated. How am I supposed to know how long two minutes is? We don't need to rest. I'm not that tired. Let's keep going. My dad... He's already chosen to distract the kidnappers. We can't let his sacrifice go to waste."

Claudia spoke through tears, which quickly mingled with the soil, disappearing.

"Okay," Lucas said, pulling Claudia up.

Claudia felt like her legs were filled with lead; it was incredibly hard for her to take each step. Her chest felt like it had a bellows in it, making it painful for her to breathe.

"You need to adjust your breathing. Don't keep your mouth open. The wind will only make it more painful," Lucas advised.

Claudia gradually felt a bit better as she followed the rhythm of Lucas' breathing while he kept listening carefully for any sounds behind them. It could mean trouble for Henry if there was a car honking. At that moment, all Lucas could do was pray.

police found where Stan

force poured out of the station. Cedric and Beatrice also volunteered to go to the front lines. Initially, Jimmy wanted to refuse, but seeing the

to go. She was stopped by Claudia's teacher who said, "Silly child, the adults will rescue your sister and father. What do you want

in fear. I want to know how they are doing right now. Please, officer, take me with you. I promise

in the same car. Wet take care of her and

time to hesitate. After loading everyone into the vehicles and gearing

running around him constantly. 'They're definitely looking for us,'

did they run off to? How did three people just disappear like that? I woke up as soon as I heard a noise at the gate, so how

they should have heard some commotion. However, they could not find a trace of the captives after they ran out, which seemed

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